Now you see that I am living up to my promise of irregular updates, I am both sorry and satisfied at how well I know myself.

As always, I do not own anything but my incredibly awful words.

Lee groggily opened his eyes when he felt a sudden tug on his middle. Blinking away the remaining sleep, the slender male made to roll onto his back but was stopped by pale arms thrown across his waist. Wait….arms? Lee's overly tired brain tried to piece together. What am I lying on, it is much more firm than the pillow I was using last night. Rubbing his eyes with a balled up fist, the dark haired youth sluggishly took in his surroundings. When his sleepy brain finally caught up with the images he was seeing, Lee realized that the warm surface he was practically lying on top of was none other than Gaara.

Blushing furiously, Lee looked up expecting to find himself face to face with the piercing blue eyes of the other. To his surprise (and slight relief) Gaara was in a seemingly deep slumber, arm slung over Lee in a rather tight embrace. Lee couldn't help but smile softly at his friends sleeping face, happy that his insomnia had not acted up. As he silently studied the smooth, relaxed visage of the generally cold looking male, he felt another gently tug on his waist. Turning his head to look over his right shoulder, Lee took in the sleeping face of Neji whom had, at some point in the night, plastered himself to Lee's back, arm thrown just below the redheads in an equally secure hold.

Not wanting to disturb his still resting friends, Lee relaxed into the warmth the two were radiating, allowing his mind to drift. How did we end up like this, Lee idly wondered. I am most certain that we were all spaced apart last night. His eyes began to drift closed, heavy lids almost obscuring obsidian orbs, as he fondly recalled the events from the night before. A soft smile graced his delicate features as he reflected on the memories he would surely cherish for the rest of his life. While the night had been just as chaotic as could be expected whenever the small group got together, they had also deepened their bonds of friendship to new, and (in some cases) unexpected levels. And to think, it is all thanks to Tenten's unconventional scheming, Lee mused.

~~~*flashback*~~~ ~~~*flashback*~~~

After they sat down and ate a rather large meal of pizza, cake and various other junk foods, they had played a couple of games and watched some movies, enjoying the company of their small makeshift family. Once the second film had finished, Tenten had turned on the lights and popped the dvd back into its case.

"So, is anyone up for another one?" the teen asked as she slid the movie back into it's spot amongst the impressive collection lining the shelf beside the large tv. "I mean, it is pretty late but we do have the day off from school tomorrow thanks to the teacher's training day."

"Do we have to?" Naruto whined, blonde head lazily slumped against Sasuke's shoulder. "This is getting boring, I want to do something fun!"

"The idiot has a point, something else would be a good change of pace," Sasuke agreed pushing his adoptive brother's head from it's perch.

"Well what do you want to do Lee seeing as it's technically your party?" Tenten asked turning her attention to the thin male who had been lying across the four friends on the couch, head propped on the sofa's arm.

"I am more than fine with whatever it is that everyone decides on," He added unhelpfully. He honestly had no strong preference either way, preferring to do what would make his friends happy.

"What a great suggestion Lee, thank you so much for the insight you have provided in solving this dilemma," Neji scoffed sarcastically, lightly pinching Lee's cheek.

"I don't hear you suggesting anything better Neji," the brunette girl accused, shooting him an unimpressed look.

"Hmm.." the pale eyed male dismissed as he relaxed his fingers from their hold on the smooth tan skin. Ruffling Lee's black bangs, Neji brought his hand back down to rest on the green clad shoulder.

"OH, I KNOW!" Naruto's loud voice cut in. "We should totally go out and prank some of your neighbours!"

"Naruto-kun that is most unbecoming of a fine youth such as yourself!" Lee scolded scandalized at his friends suggestion.

"But BB~ it will be hilarious, just think of how many people we can freak out!" the bright eyed boy persuaded, large grin plastered on his face.

"Absolutely not you little punk! I forbid you from doing anything like that in my neighbourhood!" Tenten intervened putting a halt to that train of thought. "Since none of you are giving me anything to work with, and no Naruto we will not be working with that suggestion at all, I'll just have to decide myself."

Tenten crossed her arms in concentration, closing her eyes as she made a soft humming noise. "What to do, what to do….OH! That's it!" She exclaimed suddenly. "We're going to play truth or dare!"

While Naruto jumped up excitedly, eagerly agreeing to the proposed idea, the other occupants of the room were notably less enthusiastic: Lee and Hinata especially.

"I know I said anything, but is this really—" Lee began before Tenten pulled him up, ushering him to the floor so that they could form a circle on the carpet.

"Oh hush, you had the chance to suggest something else but you didn't so you're just going to have to deal," She stated, crushing any hope Lee had of her changing her mind.

Sighing, Lee took his place between Neji and Gaara as Tenten plopped herself between Naruto and Hinata.

"Alright," she clapped drawing everyone's attention. "Everyone has to promise to answer honestly and do whatever it is they are dared to do, no exceptions okay?"

"I object to that, if someone doesn't want to do something they shouldn't be forced," Neji argued, face set stubbornly.

"Fine, then we'll have a chicken system," Tenten easily relented. "Everyone will have three chickens that they can use to opt out of either a truth or a dare, but once they're gone then you have to do it."

"…..fine," The other brunette acquiesced, brushing his hair over his shoulder.

"Now that that's settled, who want to go first?" she asked, a dubious smile on her usually warm face.

"I WILL!" Naruto instantly volunteered. "Alright, Sasuke truth or dare!"

"You are seriously picking me?" the dark blue haired male drawled angrily. "How annoying…..truth."

"Awwww man, you should have picked dare you bastard." The blonde lamented disappointed that he wouldn't be able to make his brother do something embarrassing. Suddenly, an evil grin bloomed on Naruto's face. "Fine, who do you have a crush on?"

"Chicken," was the instantaneous reply, cold voice deadly serious in it's dismissal.

"WHAT!? THAT IS SO UNFA—"

"I believe it's my turn now," Sasuke interrupted, halting Naruto's cries of outrage. Looking around the circle, his sharp black eyes locked with the pale gaze of his friend."Neji, you know how it goes."

"I'll also choose truth," was the even reply.

"Who do you find most attractive in this room?" Sasuke questioned, sly smirk plastered on his face.

"…I refuse to answer that," the other replied, eyes narrowed in irritation.

"This game is going nowhere," Gaara's deep voice smoothly supplied.

"Fine then Gaara, why don't you do that for us?" Neji snipped at the redhead, unimpressed with his remark.

"Very well, I choose dare."

Taken aback by Gaara's compliance, the other didn't respond for a drawn out moment. Frowning at being caught unprepared, Neji hastily asked the first question that came to mind. "I…I dare you to tell us something you have never told us before."

Gaara paused, blinking slowly at the other male. "Temari, Kankurō and I all have different mothers, though none of us see ours anymore since both Temari's and mine are dead and Kankurō's abandoned him. It is something that brought us together as much as it drove our father to try and tear us apart," he answered calmly, nothing in his face or tone hinting at being unsettled at sharing such personal information.

Everyone fell quite at the sudden admission unsure of how to react to the new information. Neji turned his gaze away from the male he had dared, feeling a slight twinge of guilt for bringing up such a sensitive topic.

"Woah… you never told us it was that bad no-brows," Naruto's usually loud voice whispered.

While all of them had been, at one point or another in their companionship, filled in on the less than ideal family situation that their emotionally stunted friend (which they knew was due to the fact that he had not received any real affection in his life until a tall, crying, coffee skinned boy had upset the very balance of his sombre life) had been subjected to.

Though it had improved remarkably throughout their camaraderie, and the redhead now lived in a rather loving family —or at least what the three rather unaffectionate siblings could muster, there was still a large chunk of gaara's past that remained a mystery. No one had really know just how bad it had been, save for Tenten, Naruto, and Lee especially since he had seen him at his worst. The three, in their long acquaintance, had made their own assumptions based on the information that their friend had never provided, but even they had not been prepared for such a revelation.

"It has not been an issue since before I met Lee, so I never thought it to be relevant on the topic of my family," Gaara shrugged off, immune to the sullen mood of the group.

"While I am relieved to hear that it no longer affects you as strongly as it once did, I agree with Naruto's sentiment. Even if it does not affect you now, as your friends we would like to hear anything that has caused you pain in the past and help you to heal for the future," Lee added, eyes shimmering with concern as he gently gripped Gaara's arm.

"As much as I do not understand that, I …appreciate it and find that I would wish for you all to do the same," the cerulean eyed male admitted, "I will endeavour to be more forthcoming with such things."

"….Well…..that was, er, insightful and i'm glad we aired that out but…maybe we should get back to the game?" Tenten awkwardly fumbled out, trying to alleviate the serious atmosphere that had formed.

With a quick nod of his head, Gaara complied easily. "Naruto, what choice will you make," his deep, firm voice rumbled making the question sound more like a demand.

"Pssh, do you even have to ask that? I choose…..DARE!" the hyper male exclaimed prepared to do anything the other requested.

"I command you to stop talking for the rest of the year."

"WAH!? YOU…..YOU CAN'T DO THAT!" Naruto screeched indignantly.

"Now why didn't I think of that…" Sasuke mumbled to himself.

"YOU POINTY HAIRED TRASH PIL—"

"Sorry dumb ass, but a dare is a dare so you better zip it."

"Alright, that's enough," the tomboy interjected, putting a pause to the never ending fight between the two brothers before they really got into it. "Gaara, first off the game is 'truth or dare' not 'I command you' and, secondly, you can't make a dare that lasts longer than the game."

"….I see, then I dare you to cease talking in a loud volume for the remainder of this game," Gaara amended, satisfied with the new suggestion.

"…..!" Naruto silently fought with his knee-jerk reaction to scream at being given such a frustrating task as he rolled around on the floor in anguish. His desire to prove that he could do whatever dare he faced eventually won out as took his seat once again. "Fine, and i'll be the most quite i've ever been in my life, believe it! Okay my turn…..Bushy Brows, truth or dare!?"

Lee, whom had been softly chuckling over Naruto's antics, froze at the question he had been dreading. He really did want to play this game with all of his friends but he was worried about the kinds of question they could ask him.

He still wasn't prepared to open up about his job, mostly because he didn't know how his friends would take it and he knew what other question would arise from that revelation. It was those other questions that worried him the most. He really didn't want his friends to ask about….the other things working at a gay club implied. However, what he feared above all was the reality of those questions being asked and him (unable to be anything but truthful when it came to these people he trusted wholeheartedly) revealing his darkest desires and secrets just to be spurned. Just because he had started to be more accepting of himself and who he was did not mean that others would; even my wonderful friends, his paranoid thoughts provided. He desperately wanted to come clean about his….romantic inclinations, but a life time of being ridiculed and put down for being different made it hard for him to believe that it wouldn't happen again (even though his past at the orphanage was affecting him less everyday thanks to a certain club). He just needed more time to be truly confident and happy with himself before he could be open with his friends.

Clenching the fists in his lap, Lee released a calming breath, stealing himself for what was to come. "I will select dare," he finally uttered, hoping that the other would completely forget about his job in favour of making him do something ridiculous.

To the dark haired male's relief, the other did not disappoint —though "ridiculous" was not quite the right word for what his dare turned out to be. "I dare you to sit in Sasuke's lap for the rest of the night!"

Silence met the words that left the blonde's mouth.

"...Um, only if it is okay with Sasuke-kun," Lee finally said as he looked at the male in question. Being an affectionate person, he did not mind being physically close with his friends; things like hugging, holding hands, and sitting close (what some would consider too close) to whichever person was beside him was second nature to the teenager.

Sasuke, however, was the complete opposite; if Lee was overly clingy, then the navy haired male was completely unresponsive and totally detached. So, not wanting to make his companion uncomfortable, Lee offered him an out.

"….I…I don't….mind," came the soft, almost inaudible return as Sasuke looked to his right, breaking eye contact with the dark orbs.

"If you are sure, then how can I refuse Naruto's dare!" Lee chirped happily, pleased that he would get to be closer with the often aloof male.

Moving from his spot, Lee watched Sasuke glare menacingly at the hysterically laughing blonde as he made his way across the small circle. Stopping in front of the other, Lee gave his friend one more questioning look, silently asking if he was truly okay with what was about to occur. A quick nod of Sasuke's head as he once again looked away from the tall teen was enough to quell any remaining hesitations. However, what Lee missed, as he gently lowered himself onto the crossed legs of the dark eyed male, were the glares being directed to the man just behind him.

"If I am too heavy please just let me know, I do not want to crush you!" Lee added as he sunk down onto the firm body beneath him.

"…..I don't think you weigh enough to even bruise me, let alone crush me," Sasuke huffed causing some of Lee's dark strands to be blown out of place.

Lee felt a small smile light up his face as Sasuke casually wrapped his arms around Lee's waist, hugging him loosely from behind. So even Sasuke-kun can be affectionate, he concluded as he rested more fully on the strong chest. "Tenten, since it is my turn I would like for you to choose either truth or dare," Lee asked in his soft voice.

"If even you can do a dare, then I guess I have to choose dare as well," she sighed in mock exasperation.

"That's the spirit Tenten, such a fiery will!" Lee laughed, delighted at his friends headstrong nature. Thinking quickly, he made a split-second decision to push the brunette's boundaries with a dare he knew she would be expecting. "I dare you to kiss the cheek of the person you have a crush on!"

All eyes turned to the tomboy as she flushed a deep crimson, her own gaze drifting from Lee to the hands she was wringing above her folded legs. Naruto gavea slight nudge of encouragement from beside her, urging her to go along with the dare. Both Naruto and Lee had known of Tenten's long standing crush and her desperation to confess as of late, but due to her own latent shyness she had fumbled every opportunity. Lee had hoped that his dare would put their friend in a situation in which her need to stick to her word override her own fears.

Releasing a breath that no one had realized she had been holding, Tenten looked towards her two long standing friends, determination shining in her eyes, as she gave them a reassuring nod. Leaning forward on her hands, Tenten moved forward and kissed an extremely surprised Neji on the cheek before quickly sitting back down.

Both Naruto and Lee broke into high pitched squeals of delight while various degrees of shock passed across the faces of their other friends.

"Okay, calm down it's really not that big a deal," Tenten said, despite the contradicting blush that had begun to encompass her whole face, as she rolled her eyes. Quickly trying to draw attention away from what had just occurred, the slender female turned towards her perpetually quiet companion. "Hinata, come on, truth or dare?"

"Oh…..u-um, truth…p-please?" The violet haired girl stuttered, voice ending high to make the answer more of a question.

"Is it true that you and Kiba dated all last year?" She smirked at the innocent looking girl.

"YOU DID WHAT?!," Neji's generally calm voice belted, disbelief replacing surprise as his head whipped in the direction of his cousin.

"….h-how….did…you k-know?" was the meek reply as Hinata's face took a turn at being bright red.

The rest of the night proceeded in much the same fashion after Hinata's confession, each member taking turns asking each other more and more personal things (maybe a bit too personal if Tenten beating Naruto with a pillow after he asked if her boobs had even grown since middle school was anything to go by). By the time everyone was too sleepy (and out of chickens) to even keep their eyes open everyone had felt closer, their friendship even stronger. They had decided to sleep in the living room as a group, too lazy to arrange anything more elaborate than the five minutes it took to drag blankets and pillows into the large area. Saying their goodnight, the friends snuggled down together for a well deserved rest.

I am very glad that I finally got to spend time with everyone again, Lee smiled gratefully as he surfaced from his memories. Now if only Gaara and Neji would wake up…I really need to use the restroom and their arms are not making that any easier.

So this definitely felt like a cop-out chapter to me but i've always wanted to right a gross ass truth or dare fic so fucking fight me okay.

On another note, to those people that have commented, followed and even faved (what the fuck guys?) on this trash pile... all I can say is thank you. Like holy shit, the stuff you are saying is like you've reached into my soul and pulled out all of my guilty Lee filled desires? Lee is a precious baby and I have a major weakness for everyone loving and cherishing the literal fuck out of him. So you can expect more of that for sure because, let's face it, i'm probably going to keep up the whole "every guy secretly wants a piece of that whoops sorry not sorry".

Also, I was looking back at some chapters and realized I didn't make breaks where they should be so i'm going to be fixing that as well.

Future warning as well, updates are still going to continue to be hella irregular because i'm working full time at the moment so that shit is a wee bit time consuming.